Animal trap



Aug 24, 192%. 1,597,434

, J. B. DAVILA ANIMAL TRAP F'i'led Jan. 2. 1 25 INVENTOR BY d ATTORNIIEY Patented g 925 H I v unites stares earner caries.

JUAN B. DAVILA, OF NEW YORK, 11'. Y.

ANIMAL TRAP.

Application fi1ed January 2, 1925. Serial No. 13.

This invention relates to animal traps of section 22 to support the latter slidably up the type comprising a suitable enclosure on the first named section 18. To operativeformed with a trap door through which the ly connect the trap door 12 to the sectional animal is projected when attempting to door 18, 22, a gear segment 25 is fixed to one reach the bait mounted. on the box or en end. of the shaft let on which the door 12 is lo ur mounted, and meshes with an idler segment The invention has for an object to provide 26 mounted on the side of the housing 16, this a novel trap of this sort having its bait idler meshing in turn with a segment 27 on holder in a housing provided with an autothe end of the shaft 20, the segment 27 bematically operating door that swings down ing smaller than the segment 25, so as to 65 to closed position as soon as the trap door cause a relatively large swinging movement starts to descend. to be imparted to the housing door.

For further comprehension of the inven- The door section 22 has attached thereto tion, and of the objects and advantages thereat the top edge thereof, by top edge being of, reference will be had to the following demeant the edge nearer the hinge axis of the scription and accompanying drawin and sectional door, a pair of cords 30 that pass to the appended claims in which the various outwardly through openings in a crosspiece novel features of the invention are more 16 on the front end of the housing 16 and ti l l set forth. under grooved rollers 31 carried by the free 530 Fig. 1 of the drawing is a perspective ends of the arms 32 fixed to opposite ends view of my improved animal trap. of the shaft 20, these cords passing upward Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional from the rollers 31 to be attached to arms view thereof. this view being taken on the 33 projected rearwardly from the top of the line 22 of Fig. 3. housing 16. The trap door 12 is urged up- Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken ward to closed position by a suitable cord or on the line 33 of Fig. 2. res1lient element 35 wound around the shaft Referring now to the drawing my im- 1st and connected at opposite ends respecproved trap comprises a box 10 arranged to tively to said shaft and the door, upward present at one end a sloping runway 11 that movement of the door being limited by a leads up to the top of the box. The top of stop element 36 on the top of the box 10. the box is formed with an aperture in which It is believed that the manner of operation is positioned a trap door 12, this trap door of my improved trap will be apparent from being here shown as fixed, as by the brackets the above description. Normally the parts 13, to a transverse shaft l l that is located assume the position shown most clearly in near the top of the box and suitably jour- Fig. 2 of the drawing, with the housing naled in the side walls thereof. door lying adjacent the top of the housing Extending partly around the door 12 is and the section 22 completely overlying the an enclosure or housing 16 that rests upon section 18 of said door, the cords 30 being the top of the box and is open at one end for bent by passing under the rollers 31. When 40 entrance of the animal. Upon the inner an animal steps on the trap door 12 and 95 closed end of this housing a bait hook 17 is overbalances the latter the housing door is mounted, the front or open end of the housswung downward, and during this moveing being adjacent the hinge axis of the ment the arms 32, by sw nging upward, altrap door 12. low the cords 30 to straighten and permit At the front end of the housing 16, 1 prothe door section 22 to slide downward. vide a compound closure door which is Closing movement of the housing door may moved to closed position when the trap door be limited by stop members such as 38 on 12 tilts downward to project the animal into the housing 16. When the animal falls the box 10. This door comprises a pair of from the trap door 12 into the box 10 thr sections or panels of which one 18 is fixed members 35 returns the trap door to normal at one edge as by the brackets 19 to a trans position, the housing door being also reverse shaft 20supported by the housing 16 turned to the position shown. It will b near the top thereof. This section 18 is understood of course that the housing door provided at its sides with backturned guide is of comparativelyhght construction. r members 21 that slidably engage the other Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows 1. In a trap comprising a box, a trap door in the top of said box, and a housing partially surrounding said trap door, the combination in the operative means embodying a driver segment coaxially rigidly attached to said trap door engaging an idler segment operating a driven segment rigidly fastened to a shaft having rigidly attached arms With rollers thereon bearing against cords having one end fastened to a fixed element on said housing, and the other end attached to the slidable section of a hingedly mounted door for said housing.

2. In a trap comprising a box, a trap door in the top of said box, and a housing partially surrounding said trap door, the combination in the operative means embodying a coaxial normal position spring for said trap door, a driver segment coaxially rigidly attached to said trap door, engaging an idler segment operating a driven segment rigidly fastened to a shaft having rigidly attached arms with rollers thereon bearing against cords having one end fastened to a fixed ele ment on said housing, and the other end attached to the slidable section of mounted door for said housing.

3. In a trap comprising a box, a trap door in the top of said box, and a a hingedly housing partially surrounding said trap door, the combination in the operative means embodying a driver segment coaxially rigidly attached to said trap door, engaging an idler segment operating a driven segment rigidly fastened to a shaft having rigidly attached arms with rollers thereon bearing against cords having one end fastened to a fixed element on said housing, and the other end attached to the slidable section of a hiugedly mounted door for said housing and the closing movement or" said hingedly mounted door being limited by stop members on the said housing.

A trap comprising a box, a trap door in the top of said box, a housing partially surrounding said trap door, a hinged closure door hinged at its upper edge to said housing at the entrance to the latter, said closure door being made of two panel sections one of which is slidable upon the other, a driver segment coaxially rigidly attached to said trap door, engaging an idler segment operating a driven segment rigidly fastened to a shaft having rigidly attached arms with rollers thereon bearing against cords having one end fastened to a fixed element on said housing, and the other end attached to the slidable section of said closure door In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

JUAN B. DAVILAQ 

